The girl's condition in the morning was "better than yesterday's" but as the day progressed, her health condition kept fluctuating, they said.

The victim, who was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday after she was brutally assaulted and raped , continues to be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

"Her condition is critical and deteriorating. In the morning, she was better but, in the evening, the situation fluctuated and her health deteriorated," Dr B D Athani, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said.